img: [Mayor Richard M. Daley poses for a photo with attendees at Chicago's Puerto Rican Day Parade. United States Representative Luis Gutierrez stands to the mayor's left, June 22, 2002. Richard M. Daley papers, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, EXH_RMD16_07_0235_0001_004]

Mayor Daley tried to forge a new reputation for Chicago as a city that welcomed and drew strength from its residents' differences. He celebrated Chicagoans' diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic backgrounds.

img: [Mayor Richard M. Daley presents award at a gay pride event in Chicago, June 22, 2005. Richard M. Daley papers, University of Illinois at Chicago Library, RMD16_07_0318_0011_006]